Grubb & Ellis Company Awarded Property Management of Red Mountain Retail Group's 4.8 Million SF Portfolio.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company , a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Red Mountain Retail Group Inc., one of the most active developers and redevelopers of retail real estate throughout the Southwest, has selected the company to provide...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires PartnerSource, Inc.
ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of PartnerSource, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Organized in 1994, PartnerSource, Inc. is a retail insurance broker and consultant specializing in the design, implementation and ongoing...

inContact Announces Strong Finish to 2008.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- inContact(R), Inc. , the market leader in on-demand customer contact center software, announced that it concluded 2008 on a strong note with the signing of a dozen new contracts during the final weeks of December. This strong finish to the year caps...

Court Ruling Delays Oyster Bay Mall.
Developer plans to immediately seek appeal BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taubman Centers, Inc. today announced that it immediately intends to seek an appeal of a decision handed down late yesterday afternoon by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New...

Empty Rates - Reducing The Liability.
With effect from 1 April 2008 the rules on ratesliability for unoccupied premises changed. Unoccupied industrial and warehouse premises are exempt from liability for only six months from the date they became unoccupied, after which they will be charged at the full rate; whereas offices and retail property will...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Roberts & Roberts Insurance Service, Inc.
ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Roberts & Roberts Insurance Service, Inc. in Greensboro, North Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1994, Roberts & Roberts Insurance Service is a retail insurance broker providing...

Weingarten Realty Investors Announces $271 Million Joint Venture With Hines REIT.
HOUSTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weingarten Realty Investors and Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. ("Hines REIT") announced the formation of a joint venture transaction in which a subsidiary of Hines REIT will acquire a 70% interest in a WRI portfolio of 12 high-volume supermarket-anchored shopping centers. The aggregate...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Treiber Agencies.
ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisitions of The Treiber Group LLC and Treiber Agency Group LLC, both located in Garden City, New York. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. With roots going back to 1899, The Treiber...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Stanton Group.
ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisitions of Stanton Group LLC and Stanton Group Risk Management Services LLC, both headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. With roots back to 1953, Stanton Group LLC is...

SMIC earns P9.6 B, up 14%.
Conglomerate SM Investments Corporation reported a 14 percent increase in net income to P9.6 billion for the first nine months of 2008 as consolidated revenues grew by 16.9 percent to P97.4 billion. SM's on-target performance was driven by the strong growth of the mall, retail, and property...